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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
If differently abled people can love nature so selflessly, why can’t we? Asks Praveen Krupakar, Director of ‘Taledanda’ at IFFI 52
With ‘Taledanda’ we pay homage to renowned actor Sanchari Vijay: Praveen Krupakar
Panaji, 25 November 2021
Taledanda means death by beheading and by not conserving and protecting the nature humanity is digging its own grave. This is the sentiment portrayed in the film Taledanda which had its World Premiere in the Indian Panorama Feature Film Section at the 52nd International Film Festival of India in Goa today.
Interacting with media on the sidelines of IFFI 52 Praveen Krupakar, Director of the film said, “In last 100 years we have destroyed 50 percent of nature and ecology. It is bad for our future generations. I have witnessed the love of my one disabled friend for nature for more than 30 years and this inspired me to do this film.” said Krupakar
Climate change is real and not imaginary as some of us would like to believe and if this story reaches even 0.1 percent of the audience I would think I have done my job, added Director.
Remembering the lead actor in the film who passed away recently, Krupakar said Taledanda is a tribute to Sanchari Vijay who was involved with this film from the stage of ideation and who also acted in the film. Film would not have come to this stage without Sanchari Vijay. He went on to narrate how Sanchari Vijay mastered the Kannada slang through workshops.
The Director also shared his experiences with Soliga tribal people who were roped in to sing some songs in the film and how the recording was done in the studio in their own way without using the usual recording props.
Responding to a query from the audience on various techniques of storytelling Krupakar said he has used dramatization in the film to reach the minds of audience without being preachy.
Editor of the movie B.S. Kemparaju narrated how editing of the film was difficult as the movie progresses in a non-linear way.
About the Film
Taledanda is Indian Panorama Feature Film. It is a story of Kunna, a mentally-challenged youth, he inherits his intense love for nature from his father. After his father’s demise, Kunna grows up with his mother, working as a daily labor in a state nursery. The government sanctions a road to connect their village to the highway. The local MLA manipulates the road plan, now requiring felling of many trees, to safeguard his lands. Opposing the tree felling, Kunna manhandles the government officers and gets arrested. Will he be able to save the trees?
About the Director
Director: Praveen Krupakar is a film director, actor, scriptwriter and producer in Kannada film industry. He is also a faculty member at the University of Mysore since 1996.
Director: Praveen Krupakar
Producer: Kripanidhi Kreations
Screenplay: Praveen Krupakar
DOP: Ashok Cashyap
Editor: B.S. Kemparaju
Cast: Sanchari Vijay, Mangala N.,
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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
How a maulvi in Kashmir came to the rescue of thang-ta
Mohammed Iqbal faced an unusual challenge when he tried to draw youngsters to the fascinating sport of thang-ta in Jammu & Kashmir.
“Twenty years ago, I was a private trainer and was offering free classes to boys and girls,” Iqbal, now a revered coach in the state, said as his team competed in the Khelo India Youth Games .
Mohammed Iqbal, coach for the Jammu and Kashmir Thang-Ta team at KIGY-2021  and Ayjaz Ahmad Bhat, coach and general secretary of the J&K Thang-Ta Association
“The locals objected to girls joining my classes. Many of them responded very aggressively and kept disrupting our sessions,” he disclosed.
Thang-Ta athlete Munazah Bilal from Srinagar
But then, the head of a local mosque, where Iqbal lived, came to his rescue. “The maulvi and several school principals vouched for my character and assured the agitators that I would take good care of the children, and here I am,” he said.
It helped that the girls loved the sport and each was determined to stick on despite the opposition.
Over the years, under the shadow of militancy, Mohammed Iqbal has drawn thousands of children to thang-ta, desperately hoping to keep them in the mainstream.
“Today, several of those young men and women are local coaches. But back then, quite a few got to travel to different parts of the country, even the world, from Korea to Dubai to Iran, to participate in Championships which motivated others,” Iqbal proudly declared.
It’s difficult to fathom how Thang-Ta, with its origins in the North-Eastern state of Manipur, traversed the plains, hills and valleys to reach J&K, the northern-most tip of India.
“It’s a homegrown sport, an Indian martial arts form and we just took to the game,” Iqbal said. “I was just a schoolboy then and was immediately drawn towards it.”
Many believe that a local tournament around that time was the trigger for the spread of thang-ta. “It was organised to help a few of us understand the technicalities and I soon found myself in Manipur for the National Games in 1999.”
A few years later, wiser and older, when he became a coach, he would get an invitation from the Manipuri Thang-Ta Federation to learn, both, basic and advanced training.
Today, more than 20 thang-ta clubs have sprung up in downtown Srinagar. Many of his former disciples are training youngsters there.
“It has become something of a sports tradition now and families are happy to send their children to us for training,” says Ayjaz Ahmad Bhat, the general secretary of the J&K Thang-Ta Association.
“Now that girls want to learn martial arts for self-defence, many join our classes,” Iqbal said, with a sense of pride.
Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri chairs meeting of Consultative Committee for MoD on self-reliance in Bengaluru
National security being strengthened & Armed Forces becoming technologically advanced: Shri Rajnath Singh
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting of the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence on ‘Self-reliance in Defence Manufacturing’ in Bengaluru, Karnataka on June 16, 2023. During the meeting, the members of the committee from both the Houses of Parliament were apprised about the initiatives taken by the Ministry of Defence  to achieve ‘Aatmanirbharta’ in defence and the progress achieved, so far, due to the decisions.
The Raksha Mantri highlighted the Government’s constant endeavour to enhance the security of the country and make the Armed Forces technologically advanced to deal with challenges emanating out of the ever-evolving global scenario. Terming demand assurance as one of the most important aspects to ensure self-reliance, he stated that a number of decisions have been taken to achieve the objective. These include constant increase in defence budget, including capital outlay; earmarking of record 75 per cent of defence capital procurement budget for domestic industry in Financial Year 2023-24 and issuance of positive indigenisation lists.
Shri Rajnath Singh asserted that the Government’s decisions have started to bear fruit and today the country is indigenously manufacturing submarines, fighter jets, helicopters and weapons. He added that the growing defence industry is not only catering to the domestic requirements, but also fulfilling the security needs of friendly countries. “In the last financial year, our defence production crossed Rs one lakh crore and exports touched Rs 16,000 crore. This is proof that the defence sector and the nation at large are on the right path,” he said.
The Raksha Mantri appreciated the fact that irrespective of the ideology, there has always been consensus from all quarters towards attaining the goal of complete self-reliance. “If we wish to make India a defence exporter instead of an importer, we must stand together in every situation with the idea of ‘Nation First’. Only then will we be able to achieve the goal of Aatmanirbhar Bharat,” he said.
During the course of the discussion, the members of the committee gave valuable suggestions, which were appreciated by the Raksha Mantri. He stated that efforts will be made to incorporate the suggestions.
Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt; Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan; Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane; Secretary  Shri Vijoy Kumar Singh and Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat were also present in the meeting.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Union Minister of Home Affairs & Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah to dedicate 25 Addiction Treatment Facilities  to the nation on 9 February, 2023
The ATFs will be dedicated in a function of Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, organised by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment will organise a function of Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan to dedicate the Addiction Treatment Facilities  to the nation on 09.02.2023 at 11:00 AM at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, Bhim Auditorium, 15 Janpath, New Delhi.
Union Minister of Home Affairs & Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah will confer total 25 Addiction Treatment Facilities  to the nation in the function.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
FTII to hold Free Seminar on Admissions to FTII and SRFTI in Nagpur on 29th December
Courses and Selection process to be explained
Film and Television Institute of India  Pune and Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute  Kolkata will jointly conduct an Admission Seminar in Nagpur to build awareness about the Institutes, courses offered, examination schemes and related subjects.
The seminar will be held at 3rd Floor, Seminar Hall, G.H.Raisoni College, Shrimohini Complex, Opp. K.P. Ground, Nagpur on 29th December from 11 am to 1 pm. Entry to the Admission Seminar is free and open to all.
This is a golden opportunity for the youth of Vidarbha region looking for a career in Film & Television and aspiring to study in either of the two premier Film Institutes in the country – FTII  and SRFTI .
Joint Entrance Test  for FTII and SRFTI
The Joint Entrance Test  for admissions to FTII and SRFTI for 2020 will be held on 15th and 16th February  at 27 examination centres across the country.
In the new scheme of examination introduced in JET 2020, candidates can apply for a maximum of three courses. By providing a wider range to choose from, it offers candidates a greater opportunity to realise their dreams.
The last date for applying for JET 2020 is 24th January 2020.
More details are available at https://applyadmission.net/jet2020/
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Cadre Review of Indian Defence Accounts Service, IDAS
Cabinet approves Cadre Review of Indian Defence Accounts Service, IDAS
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Cadre Review of the Indian Defence Accounts Service  under the Ministry of Defence. The decision provides for an increase of 23  posts which includes 1 post at Apex Scale, 6 posts at HAG level, 6 posts at SAG level and 10 posts at JAG level and reduction of 1 post at HAG+, 12 posts at STS level and 10 posts at JTS level.
The Cadre review of IDAS has come in the wake of the functional requirements, cadre structure and career progression of the officials belonging to the service.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
‘Rashtriya Poshan Maah’ with a series of month long activities across the state, starting Friday in West Bengal
Kolkata, September 07, 2018.
To provide a fillip to the ‘Rashtriya Poshan Maah’, an outreach activity by the Central Government in celebrating the month of September, 2018 as the National Nutrition Month with the objective of reaching every tribal household with the message of Nutrition, various activities are being organized by the Tribal Development Department, Government of West Bengal. A host of programs are planned to be organized for creating awareness about nutrition among women and children in the entire state. The first programme of the event was held at Cultural Research Institute  at Kolkata in West Bengal on 7th September, 2018.
Cultural Research Institute  in West Bengal has lined up a number of events to showcase the necessity of nutrition in day to day life of people, with a particular emphasis on tribal dominated areas of the state. In the 1st week, a seminar on the topic “Tribal Food and Nutrition in West Bengal” is being held followed by a Tribal Food Mela scheduled in the 2nd week of September. The purpose is to sensitize people about various types of tribal dishes and tribal cuisine. 7 tribal dominated districts of the state namely Jhargram, Bakura, Purulia, Paschim Mednipur, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri and Dakshin Dinajpur are identified for district level Seminars to highlight the food nutrition requirement. In addition to this, plantation drives in seven Ekalavya Model Residential School  and nine Pandit Raghunath Murmu Abasik Schools  are scheduled for promotion of drumsticks as a livelihood among the tribal populace.
District level Food Melas too have been planned in the three tribal dominated districts of the state- Jhargram, Purulia and Alipurduar during the 3rd week. Importance of hand washing before eating among the school going children in tribal areas of West Bengal is another point on which an awareness workshops are planned to be organized in districts of state- Jhargram, Purulia, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri and Dakdhin Dinajpur. A sanitary vending machine is planned to be installed in nine Pandit Raghunath Murmu Abasik Schools and Belpahari Tribal Girls High School to educate and create awareness to use sanitary napkins for better health care. In the 4th week of the month, Growth monitoring among tribal children in 7 EMRS and 9 Pandit Raghunath Murmu Abasik Schools along with Mapping of anemia among school going children are also planned for the month of September.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Clarification on the Media Reports about Oil Ministry’s proposal to give away Mumbai High field of ONGC to Private Sector
There are reports in some newspapers about privatization of Mumbai High field of ONGC on proposal from Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas will like to clarify that ONGC had conducted an internal Strategy Meet at Udaipur from 29th to 31st October 2021 for which suggestions including making a 25 years energy perspective plan, 15 years exploration plan by taking more acreages under exploration, and having partnerships for its major fields, with scope of enhancing recovery and technology infusion, were made.
The Government had decided in February 2019 that National Oil Companies  would be free to choose field specific models including farm out and Joint Venture / Technical Service Model  for enhancing production from their mature and ageing fields.
The Government is keen that the domestic production of Oil and Gas should increase exponentially. ONGC, being the leading organization, has to play an important role. While on one side, area under exploration has to be increased which would subsequently lead to more new discoveries in the country. On the other side, production from existing fields has also to be optimised and increased wherever possible by employing advanced technology, drilling more production wells, wherever technically feasible, and better management. For this private sector companies can be involved as partners or through various business models so that new techniques and technology can be brought in through such companies which have experience in this. However, all this has to be done by following system and procedures in a transparent manner. ONGC has to prepare its plan and take right decisions in order to increase domestic production.
There is enough scope for several large and small companies to operate in the offshore and onshore basins in the country as substantial area is still available.
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Ministry of Jal Shakti
Rs. 21,741 Crore Tied Grants For Drinking Water & Sanitation Sector Under 15th Finance Commission Released To States In 2021-22
Tied Grants Earmarked For Maintenance Of ODF Status, Supply Of Drinking Water, Rainwater Harvesting & Water Recycling
15th FC Has Recommended A Total Of Rs. 2,36,805 Crore For Rural Local Bodies In 28 States For 2021-22 To 2025-26 Out Of Which Rs. 1,42,083 Crore Is Tied Grant
Out Of Total Grant For Panchayati Raj Institutions, 60 Percent Is Earmarked For Drinking Water & Sanitation Sector As Tied Grant
The 15th Finance Commission  has recommended a total of Rs. 2,36,805 Crore for duly constituted Rural Local Bodies  in 28 States for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26. The commission has recommended a total of Rs. 1,42,083 Crore as tied grant for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26, for maintenance of ODF status, supply of drinking water, rainwater harvesting and water recycling. For FY 2020-21, 15th FC had recommended Rs. 30,375 Crore as Tied Grant to RLBs of 28 States and for FY 2021-22, Rs. 26,941 Crore was recommended.
During 2021-22 out of total Rs. 26,941 Crore, Rs. 21,741.03 Crore has been released as tied grants till 31st March 2022, out of which Rs. 13,429.70 Crore has been released as 1st installment to 27 States and Rs. 8,311.33 Crore as 2nd installment to 13 States.
Out of the total grant earmarked for Panchayati Raj institutions, 60 percent is earmarked for drinking water & sanitation sector as tied grant and 40 percent as untied grant and is to be utilized at the discretion of the Panchayati Raj institutions for improving basic services in the panchayats.
Ministry of Finance
Constitution of Fifteenth Finance Commission Notified
The Government of India, with the approval President of India, has constituted Fifteenth Finance Commission in pursuance of clause  of article 280 of the Constitution, read with the provisions of the Finance Commission  Act, 1951 w.e.f. 27thNovember, 2017. The Commission will make recommendations for the five years commencing on April 1, 2020.
, Bandhan Bank and Dr. Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog shall be the Part time members of the Commission. Shri Arvind Mehta shall be the Secretary to the Commission.
The Terms of Reference of the Commission has been issued vide notification Number S.O.3755. dated 27th November, 2017.
http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2017/180483.pdf
Ministry of Culture
Second zonal level competition of the Vande Bharatam Nritya Utsav to be held tomorrow in Mumbai
More than 40 winners of State and Union Territory Level Competitions of Western Zone will take participate in the event
The selection process of the Vande Bharatam Nritya Utsav competition has reached its next stage at the zonal level. The zonal level event has been kick started from today till December 12 in four different cities. The prime objective of this competition is to select the top dancing talent from across the country and provide them the opportunity to perform during the Republic Day Parade 2022.
The second zonal level event of this competition will be held on December 10, 2021 at St Andrews College of Arts, Science and Commerce Auditorium, Bandra West, Mumbai from 10.00 am onwards. During the second Zonal level event in Mumbai, one will get to witness the rich dance forms, music, songs of India in classical, folk, tribal and contemporary forms. More than 40 winners of the State Level Competition held for the various States and UT's Daman and Diu ,Dadra and Nagar Haveli of the Western Zone will take part in this event. Groups from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa were eligible to take part in the event.
This is for the first time that dance groups to perform in a Republic Day Parade are being chosen based on an all India level competition. Vande Bharatam Dance Competition has been organised as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate 75 years of Independence. This is a unique initiative of Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Culture to commemorate the 75th year of India’s Independence celebrated as Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
The Vande Bharatam competition which began at District level on November 17, 2021 saw participation of more than 3,870 contestants in 323 groups. Those who cleared the screening at the district level took part in State level competition from November 30, 2021. More than 20 virtual events were conducted for the State-level competition over a span of 5 days till 4th December 2021.
Over 300 groups were selected for the state-level comprising of over 3,000 dancers/participants. Thus, over a period of one month the event gave an opportunity to all aspirants to showcase their talent to win a slot at National level.
Likewise the Zonal level events will be held in Bengaluru on 11th December, 2021 and in New Delhi on 12th December, 2021. The Zonal Level competitions will be broadcasted LIVE on the official Facebook page & YouTube channel of Vande Bharatam along with the website  and mobile application. More than 2400 participants from 200 plus teams have been short-listed for the zonal level competition. Selected teams from this round will progress to the Grand Finale which will be held in New Delhi. Top 480 dancers declared as winners will perform on the Republic Day Parade held at Rajpath, New Delhi on 26th January 2022.
Prime Minister's Office
PM shares article on Mahatma Phule’s Legacy by Sunita Duggal, Member of Parliament
The Prime Minister has shared an article by the Member of Parliament from Lok Sabha, Ms Sunita Duggal. The article is on ‘The True Inheritor of Mahatma Phule’s Legacy of Empowering Underprivileged Women.’
The PMO tweeted:
“‘The True Inheritor of Mahatma Phule’s Legacy of Empowering Underprivileged Women.’
Do read this article by Lok Sabha MP
@SunitaDuggal7